SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET/DRY PAVEMENT, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN MERGING ONTO FREEWAY, VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT, HIT BRAKES, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. SECOND TIME, WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING THEN STOPPED AGAIN. UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. HOWEVER, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK